May 2, 2012 at 10:09 PM

New York, May 2 (ANI): Blogs and websites featuring religious or ideological content are three times more likely than pornographic sites to be infected by malware, according to Symantic's latest Internet security threat report.

May 2, 2012 at 10:09 PM

Sydney, May 2 (ANI): Australian researchers say they could be months away from offering hope to people with macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa, the leading causes of sight loss in industrial countries.

May 1, 2012 at 3:30 PM

May 1, 2012 at 1:22 PM

Peshawar, May 1 (ANI): The University of Peshawar has set aside the Academic Council's decision to include controversial 'Satanic Verses' writer Salman Rushdie's books in MPhil and PhD courses offered by the English Literature department.

May 1, 2012 at 11:06 AM

Washington, May 1 (ANI): Women who are obese are more likely to be discriminated against when applying for jobs and receive lower starting salaries than their non-overweight colleagues, according to a new study.

April 30, 2012 at 11:54 AM

Washington, April 30 (IANS) Breast-fed babies have healthier gut than formula-fed infants, thanks to the mother's milk, which encouraged beneficial bugs to grow and protect the infants from illness and pathogens, says a study.

April 30, 2012 at 10:18 AM

April 28, 2012 at 3:46 PM

Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have defined the structure of a key part of the human obesity receptor that is an essential factor in the regulation of body fat and could help provide new treatments for the complications of obesity and anorexia.

April 28, 2012 at 10:34 AM

Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Taking their cue from the humble leaf, researchers have used microscopic folds on the surface of photovoltaic material to considerably increase the power output of flexible, low-cost solar cells.

April 27, 2012 at 3:30 PM

Washington, April 27 (IANS) Do you view the past with fondness, enjoy the present and strive for future goals? If you hold all these perspectives in a balanced way, it could contribute tremendously to your sense of wellbeing, says a study.

April 26, 2012 at 10:07 PM

April 26, 2012 at 1:38 PM

London, Apr 26 (ANI): Researchers are learning details about asteroid impacts going back to the Earth's early history by using a new method for extracting accurate information from tiny "spherules" embedded in layers of rock.

April 24, 2012 at 4:56 PM

The researchers have found the genetic variations that are believed to be responsible for causing osteoporosis.
Women has the higher risk of fracture up to 50 percent due to to higher proportion of genetic variations that are associated with the cause of osteoporosis.

April 25, 2012 at 10:01 PM

Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): Hearing that you are a member of an elite group - of chess players or scholars - may not necessarily enhance your performance on tasks related to your alleged area of expertise, researchers say.

April 25, 2012 at 1:12 PM

April 25, 2012 at 1:25 AM

Gurgaon, April 24 (IANS) A MBA student Tuesday committed suicide by hanging herself in her hostel room in the Amity University Pachgaon here after a teacher accused her of cheating and tore her exam paper, police said.

April 23, 2012 at 12:20 PM

April 23, 2012 at 12:12 PM

Toronto, April 23 (IANS) Researchers at Simon Fraser University have concluded that cholesterol may have a few good qualities like slowing or halting cancer cell growth, after all the bad publicity it has received for its role in heart disease or obesity.

April 20, 2012 at 1:42 PM

April 20, 2012 at 1:25 PM

Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): Thinking about death can actually be a good thing as an awareness of mortality can improve physical health and help in re-prioritising one's goals and values, a new study has revealed.

April 16, 2012 at 3:55 PM

Washington, April 16 (IANS) A quartet of genes, identified in the first ever genetic analysis of more than 9,000 people, may speed shrinkage of a brain region involved in making new memories, says recent research.

April 16, 2012 at 1:55 PM

London, Apr 16 (ANI): Gorillas and colobus monkeys consume huge quantities of plants, which contain oestrogen-like compounds that may protect against some cancers - but if taken in excessive amounts, it may result in reproductive repercussions, according to a new study.

April 14, 2012 at 6:27 PM

London, April 14 (IANS) Juggling too much technology at once - such as texting or browsing online while watching TV - is said to make you less efficient. But researchers have found that multi-tasking can be good for the brain, Daily Mail reported.

April 13, 2012 at 7:40 PM

April 13, 2012 at 7:39 PM

London, Apr 13 (ANI): 'Harry Potter' star Katie Leung fears her she is being typecast, as her Hong Kong heritage is affecting her career prospects and job offers have been "very sparse" since the end of magical movie series.

April 10, 2012 at 8:13 PM

Washington, April 10 (ANI): How long people believe they will live may subconsciously influence major life decisions such as marriage, divorce, abortion, having a child and attending university, according to a Queen's University study.